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May 21, 2020

Solar company to open Greenville distribution hub

First Solar Inc. plans to open a 450,000-square-foot southeastern distribution hub near Greer’s Inland Port later this month and plans to use the facility for warehousing and domestic logistics needs. The company expects to import 7,000 containers from the Charleston port each year. (GSA Business Report)

Hemp processing company establishing Hampton County operations

Yield Scientific, which offers cannabidiol products through its brand Victis CBD, is investing $30 million in a development and manufacturing facility in Early Branch expected to create 107 jobs. (Columbia Regional Business Report)

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Milliken, Contec bolster disinfectant production

After four weeks of preparation, Milliken & Co. has begun to mass produce Sporicidin disinfectant for Spartanburg-based cleaning supplies manufacturer Contec Inc. (GSA Business Report)

Poultry industry keeps abreast of two viral threats

As South Carolina lurched into a pandemic-sparked state of emergency on Friday, March 13, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the state’s veterinarians and farmers thwarted yet another emergent virus in Chesterfield County — an outbreak that threatened to axe all U.S. poultry exports to the European Union. (GSA Business Report)

Stevedoring companies form joint venture

Three stevedoring companies that serve the Port of Charleston have formed a joint venture to provide container terminal and stevedoring services more efficiently. At the Port of Charleston, stevedores are responsible for overseeing vessel operations and managing labor. (Charleston Regional Business Journal)

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Columbia-based 3D design company pivots to make face shields

John Carrington, CEO at the Columbia-based 3D design and manufacturing company ZVerse, realized he may soon have to start cutting jobs at the company he founded in 2013. If things didn’t turn around, it could be all 20, including his own. (Columbia Regional Business Report)

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